Hi Jim
It has been a long time since i have seen you , I saw you on a commercial mon. and had to back it up and make sure it was you .
I hope you are doing well and look forward to seeing you on TV. let me know when you will be on.
If you don’t remember me i cooked with you and Dwain C at the rain soaked Memphis in May along time ago .
Congrat. on keeping up and keeping your dream going .

Hey Rick, I do remember you. Thanks for checking in. We are having a great time. Lots of work as well(if you can call it work) Show airs tomorrow at 10 and june 3 at 9 on destination america channel, formerly planet green. Check in on the site and see where we are next ! Thanks again BigJim

Hey Big Jim,
You catered our company luncheon today and the shrimp was absolutely INCREDIBLE (since I don’t eat meat, shrimp was all I could have so I can’t comment on the pulled pork, ribs, chicken or beef brisquet…I took those home to my husband and sons and will let you know what they say about it…I’m sure they’ll be just as impressed as I am! 🙂 Thanks for the cooking tips…I look for the recipes on your site.

Where are you located! I saw your performance on TV and I live in Conyers, GA. I thought your treatment of the brisket sounded outstanding. But you do not give your location on your website. I am on my way to Madison to visit my fiancee, who is a chef, and I wanted to take her a sample of your cooking. My mouth watered the whole time I was watching the BBQ show on TV. I thought you made the right choice for not including the burnouts in your presentation but I am not an expert at competitions I only know what I like.

Hey, thanks for the message. We dont have a restaurant, we only do private events. Thanks for tuning in and watching the show, we had a great time just doing what we love to do!! Just out there cooking and having fun!

Big Jim, I seen you cooking on the show BBQ pit masters. I noticed that you were smoking on a Primo grill. I have one as well but it is just the large Komodo style. I am trying to learn how to cook on it because I can’t use the heat deflected on mine. (Primo doesn’t make one for it). I know your busy but I would greatly appreciate any advice and grilling tips.

I think primo does make a deflector plate for that unit now. check out their website, The factory is in Tucker ga if you are in the area. Going to do a cooking class this year locally here , check out my facebook page for info, thanks !!BigJim

Hello Big Jim. My wife and I watched you on Pitt Masters this season as well as the most recent season. We live right next door to Oxford, in Loganville. I certainly hope you open a restaurant in the area soon. In the meantime, is there any way we can enjoy your BBQ? Thanks.

Thanks, we had a great time, maybe more to come from tv for us. But you can have us cater your event or direct email and place order. We will be holding a private event at my house with some other competitors early january. check back first week of jan for details all the meat we cook for our mock contest will be for sale to a few guests. bareknucklesbbq@yahoo.com

jim how do you keep you temp to stay where you like it my primo xl does ok but it is a battle to keep it at the temp i want. i was looking and seen small fans with temp probs that slide on the bottom door was not sure if they were worth the money. thank you

Hey, you should bring up to temp slow and then start closing off the botton and top openings.. These grills usually go and lock in once you get the hang of bringing up slow.. but you can always add a guru or stoker fan device . Remember with the forced draft, you will use more charcoal, makes it less efficient in my opinion..Check back on my site for BBQ and Grilling Classes Coming up.. thanks

My wife and I were at Kennesaw this weekend and you guys had the best pulled pork superior to all the others. I travel all over the Southeast and Midwest and hit various BY places from Kansas, Memphis, Tulsa, Dallas and live in Atlanta. Where is your Restaurant located?

Thanks very much for your comments.. At this point we don’t have a restaurant , we only do catering.. Its our job to put out the best product we can ! I love my job(if you can call it a job) so it always comes through in our food. Thanks again and check back on the site to see where we will be next. bigjim